"For those of you who are asking about the news reports on my estranged half brother, I only know as much as you. I read about it in the news this morning," he wrote on his Facebook page, clarifying that Browne, who spells his last name differently, is his half-brother. Wolcott police Chief Edward Stephens had previously told the Associated Press that the two men were brothers.

"As you many of you know, my mom and my late father were married and divorced 4 times each. Unfortunately, we were not close as a family," Brown continued. "These are serious charges and he will need to answer them. I feel badly for his children and I am thankful that no one was injured."